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we believe they did the same in afghanistan. this is a group of individuals that the state of iran use to support hezbollah and their terrorist activities that used now to prop up syria and the actions. they have a clear history of sponsoring the activity. we know this is connected to the group of people who are responsible for conducting all the activities i just talked about. in addition to that, this is a state that boldly says we're going to get nuclear weapons and we don't care what the world thinks. if you put the pieces together, you know, an old f.b.i. agent we called that a clue. this does not look good for the senior leadership of iran ability to deny this particular operation. >> bret: so something this coordinated this planned out could not happen without the knowledge of the president of iraq? >> hard for them to argue they didn't have a knowledge of this. given the large money involved in this particular operation. the sophistication of using their intelligence, their military intelligence forces outside of the cou
we believe they did the same in afghanistan. this is a group of individuals that the state of iran use to support hezbollah and their terrorist activities that used now to prop up syria and the actions. they have a clear history of sponsoring the activity. we know this is connected to the group of people who are responsible for conducting all the activities i just talked about. in addition to that, this is a state that boldly says we're going to get nuclear weapons and we don't care what the...
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they have the blood of many americans on their hands in afghanistan. and iraq. they also the end to operate through proxy like hezbollah. attacks in the 1980s and attacks around the world. for iran on its own to send out qods operatives to go in the united states and to cause an attack as we heard in the complaint, weapons of mass destruction, that doesn't mean nuclear weapon but attack say in a restaurant that would kill dozens of people. large terror attack in the heart of the american capital is a very new and large step. what it could not have happened without approval at the highest level. too big an action. imagine if it happened with the reaction here would be. it would be sort of a mini-9/11. it would be obvious and clear that we could trace it. i think this demonstrates the degree of brazenness on the part of the iranian leade leadership. contempt for the united states and the leadership. what did we hear in moments of the announcement? earlier in the show, a statement this was not issue for pentagon response. not trip wire for military action but the u
they have the blood of many americans on their hands in afghanistan. and iraq. they also the end to operate through proxy like hezbollah. attacks in the 1980s and attacks around the world. for iran on its own to send out qods operatives to go in the united states and to cause an attack as we heard in the complaint, weapons of mass destruction, that doesn't mean nuclear weapon but attack say in a restaurant that would kill dozens of people. large terror attack in the heart of the american...
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we had this earlie on foreign policy, afghanistan. where he said something in the debate. then it was cleaned up. then it really wasn't cleaned up. a question about whether the united states should have gone in afghanistan. should be fighting. this is going to be the thing that dogs him everywhere he goes. every time he opens his mout a problem. for a candidate you want to speak and talk looly like john mccain did in 2008. mitt romney is nev going to get that because people are so focused on it. >> bret: charles? >> right. for a man that is already extremely dispalestinianed he has to be unbelievably disciplined and repeat the same phrases everywhere he goes. evidence time he changes a wording there is a nuance. he will be accused of changes his mind. what he talked about, obama made stuff worse for unm employment and the misery index if you like in the country. that is what he is talking about saying it's worse. he says the recovery is the weakest, one could imagine, much, much weaker. than villaraigos reagan recovere early '80s. the stock market lost half of its value an
we had this earlie on foreign policy, afghanistan. where he said something in the debate. then it was cleaned up. then it really wasn't cleaned up. a question about whether the united states should have gone in afghanistan. should be fighting. this is going to be the thing that dogs him everywhere he goes. every time he opens his mout a problem. for a candidate you want to speak and talk looly like john mccain did in 2008. mitt romney is nev going to get that because people are so focused on...
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commander in afghanistan indicated that the u.s. forces would shift to an advisory role next year. >> the battle now moves east. the base here is at the heart of that fight. not far from where the u.s. special operators came under fire from pakistan on november 26. called in airstrike and killed 24 pakistani troops, sending a chill through the relationship. secretary panetta alluded to reports that the u.s. troops had received permission from a pakistani officer to fire back. >> one of the reports that came out indicated that there had been a call to pakistani, and they indicated that there was no one from their operation in the particular positions. >> in response, the pakistanis closed an air base used by c.i.a. to flag drone missions. over pakistan's tribal areas. panetta talked about the loss of the air base. >> we knew it was a matter of time. even when i was director that pressure was being brought to try to revise the mission. >> troop asked panetta about supporting the proxy fighters. >> we have a responseability to make sur
commander in afghanistan indicated that the u.s. forces would shift to an advisory role next year. >> the battle now moves east. the base here is at the heart of that fight. not far from where the u.s. special operators came under fire from pakistan on november 26. called in airstrike and killed 24 pakistani troops, sending a chill through the relationship. secretary panetta alluded to reports that the u.s. troops had received permission from a pakistani officer to fire back. >> one...
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five troops were killed in southern afghanistan today . the napes of the 30 who died in the helicopter crash were released. good evening, jennifer. >>reporter: after an initial delay the pentagon released all of the names and units and home towns and ages of the 30 service member that is died in the chinook helicopter crash. new video showed twisted pieces of the helicopter strawn on the river where helicopter was attempting to land. fighters were hiding in the forest. they had pulled out a outpost. 22 were naval special fare including navy seals many from seal team six . highly trained ordinance specialist. free fall parachutist and a cryptologist and a dogler and three members of the special tactic squad rum and members of the pararescue team . the chinook was flown by members of 135th regiment and members of the guard and reserve with years of experience under heavy fire. to date more than 1600 american troops were killed in afghanistan and today another five u.s. service members were killed by a road side bomb in afghanistan . one serv
five troops were killed in southern afghanistan today . the napes of the 30 who died in the helicopter crash were released. good evening, jennifer. >>reporter: after an initial delay the pentagon released all of the names and units and home towns and ages of the 30 service member that is died in the chinook helicopter crash. new video showed twisted pieces of the helicopter strawn on the river where helicopter was attempting to land. fighters were hiding in the forest. they had pulled out...
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troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos and an afghan interpreter killed when the ch-47 chinook helicopter was shot down by an rpg by the taliban saturday. they were on their way to rescue another group involved to trying to track down a high value target. this is the single deadly yast loss of life for u.s. forces in the war. what about this. how does it affect the outlook of the war if it does. >> it does. i think you heard from leon panetta the effort to stop some of the drain in terms of the public support for war but the drain is wide open. people are buying off of the war increasingly. the argument about what is p
troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos...
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and nato-led troops in afghanistan today to marine corp general john allen in his first message to troops, general allen wrote, "without question, tough days remain. and the challenges will be many." russia has criticized the u.s. and other western countries for recognizing libya's rebel national transitionm counsel as the nation's legitimate government. russia's foreign minister says the west is taking sides in a civil war. russia also said it will not offer libyan leader muammar gaddafi asylum if he steps down. european union leaders say syria's government must immediately end the crackdown on opposition protests. if it is serious about holding a national dialogue on political reform. activists say the discovery this weekend set off a sectarian killing spree that left 30 people dead and n a sign the revolt is inflaming religious tensions there has been a flurry of new developments in the scandal surrounded the defunk "news of the world" tabloid with a death. investigation that stretched to scott lant yard and the government itself. that paper is owned by news corp, the parent company of
and nato-led troops in afghanistan today to marine corp general john allen in his first message to troops, general allen wrote, "without question, tough days remain. and the challenges will be many." russia has criticized the u.s. and other western countries for recognizing libya's rebel national transitionm counsel as the nation's legitimate government. russia's foreign minister says the west is taking sides in a civil war. russia also said it will not offer libyan leader muammar...
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we did it for 61 days in afghanistan. we have seen taking half a decade or decade in afghanistan to establish replacement. it would be mistake if the president pretends to proclaim mission accomplished as the bush administration attempted. stage one is the beginning. the hard part is getting regime democratic. from the american perspective is friendly to american interest. >> chris: charles lane, how much credit does the president deserve and what about the criticism you got from republicans today like john mccain, yes, the president some credit. but it should have happened faster. if it had, libya would have spent less. >> i agree, and if it could have been done faster, it would have been a happier situation. in fairness to president, if you put all the factors including the political situation together he did an incredible job. all is well that ends well. i'm one of the people that was skeptical how it ended up. soto that extent, i am eating crow. >> he deserves credit and i agree he could have done it faster and better
we did it for 61 days in afghanistan. we have seen taking half a decade or decade in afghanistan to establish replacement. it would be mistake if the president pretends to proclaim mission accomplished as the bush administration attempted. stage one is the beginning. the hard part is getting regime democratic. from the american perspective is friendly to american interest. >> chris: charles lane, how much credit does the president deserve and what about the criticism you got from...
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a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence. >> with a dramatic attack like this, coordinated over three locations, it took money and it took planning. that always raises the speckor of the isi in pakistan. >> the three explosions at the mumbai opera house, jewelry district and major commuter hub drew comparisons to the mumbai attack in 2008. the ram pain that lasted for 60 hours killing 166 people was low-tech. it relied on ten pakistani militants armed with cell phone, handguns and back packs filled with explosives. the group l.e.t. linked to pakistani intelligence was blamed. >> the obvious question: is pakistan involved? i cannot
a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence....
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troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors. we will tell you about it in the grapevine. how dangerous is the threat of muslim radicalization? i will send this to shelley. yeah. and i can have a proposal to you within half an hour. we're a small business. with 27 of us always in the field, we have to stay connected. we use verizon tablets, smartphones. we're more responsive. there are no delays. delays cost money. with verizon, we do things quicker and more effectively. more small businesses choose verizon wireless than any other wireless carrier because they know the small business with the best tech
troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors....
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military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a crucial moment in afghanistan. >> as the president hurries to bring 3 #,00 33,000 troops homen the next year in iraq, the white house is indicating they'd like to leave 10,000 troops, despite the agreement that calls for all forces to leave by the end of the year. so far, the prime minister has not made any request. he was busy meeting the iranians. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: nato secretary-general says time is running out for libyan leader quad quad quad. thequad -- libyan leader muammar gaddafi. they have destroyed hundreds of military targets since the campaign began in march. libya
military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a...
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it's not a glib answer on afghanistan. >> bret: steve? >> congresswoman, i'd like to shift to politics and ask you about comments you made recently about the republican field. >> bret: take a listen. >> why would we settle? why would we settle on a moderate? why would we settle on someone who is not clear on the issue of life, on the issue of religious liberty and issue of marriage between a man and a woman? >> who were you talking about? >> well, there are candidates in the race that aren't clear on those issues. i think of all years, republicans shouldn't settle on the nominee. because romney. >> this candidate specificall specifically? >> i will -- we're among friends, right? it's a panel, we're among friends. i think that is what is wonderful about the debate and the entire vetting process. then the voters get to see for themselves where the candidates stand on this issue. my point is quite simply, what i'm seeing on the ground is that president obama will be a one-term president. that's just among democrats let alone independents and
it's not a glib answer on afghanistan. >> bret: steve? >> congresswoman, i'd like to shift to politics and ask you about comments you made recently about the republican field. >> bret: take a listen. >> why would we settle? why would we settle on a moderate? why would we settle on someone who is not clear on the issue of life, on the issue of religious liberty and issue of marriage between a man and a woman? >> who were you talking about? >> well, there are...
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troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors. we will tell you about it in the grapevine. how dangerous is >> bret: today's second muslim hearing on radicalization was precedeed by more resistance than the first event in march, but national correspondent catherine herridge reports that does not mean it was free of all. >> when they questioned the legitimacy on muslim radicalization in prison, the focus of one particular group on the basis of race or religion can be deemed as racics and discriminatory. >> the republican chairman who has been heavily criticized for singling out radical islam for the home
troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors....
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it will be ten years this fall in afghanistan. i think, not breaking news but there will be a left-right coalition from the libertarian right and antiwar left. they will increasingly insist on movement out of afghanistan. by the way, that is something that the administration, vice president specifically said last year, you know, 2011, which is 20 minutes from now you will see us leaving afghanistan. we're not. >> shannon: i want to ask about the issue about general petraeus. there has always been a scuttlebutt or rumor that the obama administration put him in c.i.a. rather than another higher military post because he was seen as a rival potential to the president do you think it's accurate? >> i don't think there is any question that americans have respect for petraeus. but political ambitions he made a choice, clear choice in accepting this and stating clearly he was not interested in becoming a presidential nominee and getting in the politics. at this stage of his career, he saw that that, it had great allure that many man had t
it will be ten years this fall in afghanistan. i think, not breaking news but there will be a left-right coalition from the libertarian right and antiwar left. they will increasingly insist on movement out of afghanistan. by the way, that is something that the administration, vice president specifically said last year, you know, 2011, which is 20 minutes from now you will see us leaving afghanistan. we're not. >> shannon: i want to ask about the issue about general petraeus. there has...
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what about political support for afghanistan? >> i think there is enough support. honestly, as long as the president keeps the nervous. too much triumphalism. if you were against the war you said let's get out now. then people say there is a terrible loss, helicopter shot down, we left 30 brave young men and let's get out. if the war is worth filing it's worth fighting. war is difficult and comes with losses unfortunately. >> so many member of the navy seal team six. not the members who apparently were involved in the bin laden mission. but a large percentage of the helicopter was seal team, elite commandos and elite fighters. >> a heart-breaking loss. it would be in any war at any time. what make it more problematic they were out there risking their lives and losing their lives on behalf of a mission. how committed is the president to the mission? he ordered the surge. he had a surge in iraq. the intent was to turn the war around and stay until it was concluded. the surge succeeded. in afghanistan, the president announced that he announces a withdrawal date. he re
what about political support for afghanistan? >> i think there is enough support. honestly, as long as the president keeps the nervous. too much triumphalism. if you were against the war you said let's get out now. then people say there is a terrible loss, helicopter shot down, we left 30 brave young men and let's get out. if the war is worth filing it's worth fighting. war is difficult and comes with losses unfortunately. >> so many member of the navy seal team six. not the members...
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politicians wooing voters and a topic weighing on many iwans, the war in afghanistan. nato said 10 troops have died in three days of fighting including five american in a single road side blast thursday. nato and afghan forces are looking into a claim that american soldiers fired on afghan police and killing four and wounding two. the pentagon said the incident is under investigation. >> libyan rebels captured the port of brega. the area changed hands repeatedly since march. they got control and said to be the closest they have come to the capitol of tripoli. hundreds of thens poured in yemen to demand the resignation of president selah. he is out of the country. he continues to object to part of a u.s.-backed power transfer deal. >> huge protest in syria met with gunfire. it came closer when the u.s. called for change at the top. here's the story. >> in the calm of an early morning, syrian army reenforcement rolled in cities around the country. by noon prayers streets were battlefield and armored personnel carriers shooting as protestors rain and many wounded in the t
politicians wooing voters and a topic weighing on many iwans, the war in afghanistan. nato said 10 troops have died in three days of fighting including five american in a single road side blast thursday. nato and afghan forces are looking into a claim that american soldiers fired on afghan police and killing four and wounding two. the pentagon said the incident is under investigation. >> libyan rebels captured the port of brega. the area changed hands repeatedly since march. they got...
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but first, let's go back to afghanistan and more with bret baier. >> welcome back to afghanistan. we are west of kabul. we planned fly out to the afghan-pakistan border today but the low ceiling and the snow prevented that flight. we drove out here. there is a compelling security situation in this town. the governor says it changed dramatically in the last year and says the stores and the fruit stands now stay open late in the night they did close a year ago because of the security concerns about the taliban. in this town, they are using local police. empowering their own security. something that commanders tout in the helmand province. i talked to general david petraeus about this. the role of pakistan and role of attacks that are constant, even almost ten years after the war started. >> the sources halted the tell ban momentum in most of the country and reversed it in very important areas. but recognize that that is not true of the whole country and indeed there will be a taliban spring offensive. there will be afghan spring offensive. >> in the south, help monday and kandahar,
but first, let's go back to afghanistan and more with bret baier. >> welcome back to afghanistan. we are west of kabul. we planned fly out to the afghan-pakistan border today but the low ceiling and the snow prevented that flight. we drove out here. there is a compelling security situation in this town. the governor says it changed dramatically in the last year and says the stores and the fruit stands now stay open late in the night they did close a year ago because of the security...
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we've made major progress in afghanistan. i worry that the decision to bring home the search troops early -- the surge troops early is going to raise the risk if that part of the world. i think that the administration itself s of policy, the main thing, one of main things i was concerned about, was they were going to prosecute people in the intelligence community who carried out our counterintelligence policies. they've now backed off of that. they had to keep guantanamo open because it makes sense. there were decisions where they've had to adopt our policies i still don't have the confidence, official in the obama administration that i bo like to have. >> secretary rumsfeld? >> i have no -- i have no doubt that the structures that were put in place, coalition fashioned during the bush administration of 90 countries sharing intelligence and tracking bank accounts. the guantanamo bay military commissions, indefinite detention, patriot act, these things have helped to protect the american people. i'm greatly relieved they are s
we've made major progress in afghanistan. i worry that the decision to bring home the search troops early -- the surge troops early is going to raise the risk if that part of the world. i think that the administration itself s of policy, the main thing, one of main things i was concerned about, was they were going to prosecute people in the intelligence community who carried out our counterintelligence policies. they've now backed off of that. they had to keep guantanamo open because it makes...
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taliban militants freed 500 prisoners from a prison in southern afghanistan. taliban says the escape started at 11:00 p.m. and took four-and-a-half hours. >>> there is new information tonight about some of the more notorious inmate of america's terrorist prison. national correspondent catherine herridge fills us in. >> the defense department document paints picture that we have seen before of the al-qaeda that describes himself as a architect of 9/11. khalid sheikh mohammed hated the u.s. that his plan was, "to make the u.s. citizens suffer, especially economically, which will put pressure on the u.s. government to change its policy." because the hijackers failed to destroy all the targets on 9/11, al-qaeda would somehow try to attack the white house again one day due to the symbolic value to america. >> cool and collected character and very much a modern person. despite how he looks. the documents were summarizeed by "new york times," "washington post" and npr are at times surprising. when ksm was captured he had casio wristwatch, ring and no cash. other docu
taliban militants freed 500 prisoners from a prison in southern afghanistan. taliban says the escape started at 11:00 p.m. and took four-and-a-half hours. >>> there is new information tonight about some of the more notorious inmate of america's terrorist prison. national correspondent catherine herridge fills us in. >> the defense department document paints picture that we have seen before of the al-qaeda that describes himself as a architect of 9/11. khalid sheikh mohammed hated...
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you have seen less i think the republican fleeing on afghanistan for instance. you have seen huntsman and romney trying to vit both ways. house of representatives, you have most republicans rhetorically supporting the president on afghanistan. think think if they felt if he was up for following the war and you would see the robust support for the war in afghanistan. i am not sure we have seen a hinge moment some subject. >> chris: let me quickly with you to finish up, does the splits within the republican party on libya, on afghanistan, does that take heat off the president in terms of having to get out of libya right away and on his plan drawndown in afghanistan? >> it does take heat off the president. a democratic president trying to wind down the war and not be criticized by uniformly by republicans for doing this. he can't be called a weak leader at this point. you know, depending op what happens on the ground. he gets a lot of cover. >> chris: next up, the friday lightning round including the czar amendment. we'll be right back. ñ >x((( >> chris: ever
you have seen less i think the republican fleeing on afghanistan for instance. you have seen huntsman and romney trying to vit both ways. house of representatives, you have most republicans rhetorically supporting the president on afghanistan. think think if they felt if he was up for following the war and you would see the robust support for the war in afghanistan. i am not sure we have seen a hinge moment some subject. >> chris: let me quickly with you to finish up, does the splits...
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>> first of all, i don't agree with president obama's approach in iraq and afghanistan. first, i would talk to the commanders on the ground. i've got the sense based on reports his plan to reduce the troop level in afghanistan commanderrers acting surprised. the same thing in iraq. it will leave a huge power vacuum. i would have listened to the commanderrers on the ground first. secondly, i would haven't announced it to the enemy when we were going to leave. the other thing i would have done differently is make sure that it was clear what our mission was. it was clear for the definition of victory is. i would approach those decisions a lot differently than the current administration. >> if iran is already trying to fill the power vacuum you suggest and they're doing it in ways that you are saying, acts of war, does it require military response? >> not necessarily alone. we're working on energy independence plan. it will put pressure on the price of oil. iran doesn't want the price of oil to go up. this is how we begin to get iran in check. economically as well as letting
>> first of all, i don't agree with president obama's approach in iraq and afghanistan. first, i would talk to the commanders on the ground. i've got the sense based on reports his plan to reduce the troop level in afghanistan commanderrers acting surprised. the same thing in iraq. it will leave a huge power vacuum. i would have listened to the commanderrers on the ground first. secondly, i would haven't announced it to the enemy when we were going to leave. the other thing i would have...
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while stopping off in afghanistan sunday that said it was a critical moment. >> fair to say that some of my colleagues in the house and senate have deep reservations about whether or not pakistan is committed with the same goals. prepared to be a full partner in pursuing the goals. >> kerry said there was disturbing evidence that pakistan leadership knew militants hiding within borders fighting coalition forces in afghanistan. one of america's condition to reboot the relationship is for more action by pakistan to wipe out those terrorists. the united states and pakistan agreed to work together against any "high-value target" in pakistan. but cooperation will need to go much further than that. trust is at an all-time low between the two. senator kerry's roadmap to better relation will be tested at every turn in islamabad, pakistan, dominic di-natale, fox news. >> bret: the second ranking american general in afghanistan says it's still too early to tell if bin laden's death will impact the afghan war. also today, pentagon official said four american troops were killed in a bomb attack i
while stopping off in afghanistan sunday that said it was a critical moment. >> fair to say that some of my colleagues in the house and senate have deep reservations about whether or not pakistan is committed with the same goals. prepared to be a full partner in pursuing the goals. >> kerry said there was disturbing evidence that pakistan leadership knew militants hiding within borders fighting coalition forces in afghanistan. one of america's condition to reboot the relationship is...
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. >> will the operations continue since they are flown out of afghanistan? >> absolutely. >> on wednesday, in kabul, panetta meets president hamid karzai who is coming under pressure from tehran to close the base. but the defense secretary says the afghan leader has not asked them to halt the program. panetta would not speculate about whether the u.s. u.s. sentinel drone had been failed by cyber attack or high-tech jamming device. the secretary did not agree with the assessment of nouri al-maliki in monday suggesting irainian interference would disappear once all u.s. troops have gone home. >> i think you have to be cautious about iran that one way or another they will try to influence what happens there. >> he added the u.s. will keep 40,000 u.s. troops in bases across the gulf to counter the iranian threat. >> and was adamant that the u.s. officers would not allow a high-value lebanese prisoner with iranian ties who killed five americans go free when they leave later this month. >> either the united states or iraq has to bring them to justice. >> in kabul,
. >> will the operations continue since they are flown out of afghanistan? >> absolutely. >> on wednesday, in kabul, panetta meets president hamid karzai who is coming under pressure from tehran to close the base. but the defense secretary says the afghan leader has not asked them to halt the program. panetta would not speculate about whether the u.s. u.s. sentinel drone had been failed by cyber attack or high-tech jamming device. the secretary did not agree with the...
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we have helped the people of afghanistan establish freedom from the taliban. now we are at a point where they have to earn and keep that freedom themselves. this is not something we are going to do forever. we've been there 10 years training the afghan troops. sometime within the next two years we are going to draw down or troops and reach a point where the afghan military is able to preserve the sovereignty of their own nation from the teary of the taliban. that has to -- from the tyranny of the taliban. that has to happen. according to as i said in the last debate, according to the timetable established and communicated by the generals in the field. those generals recommended to president obama we should not start drawing our troops down until after the fighting season in 2012. he took a political decision to draw them down faster than that. that is wrong. we should follow the recommendation of the generals and look for the people of afghanistan to pick up that fight and preserve that liberty that has been so dearly won. >> as president obama was decidinging
we have helped the people of afghanistan establish freedom from the taliban. now we are at a point where they have to earn and keep that freedom themselves. this is not something we are going to do forever. we've been there 10 years training the afghan troops. sometime within the next two years we are going to draw down or troops and reach a point where the afghan military is able to preserve the sovereignty of their own nation from the teary of the taliban. that has to -- from the tyranny of...
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first, start with afghanistan. we talked about this a little bit last night, how much the cost of the war and operations there will impact decigs made on the ground. everybody points to the defense spending and says, you know, that is something that the republicans will have to be willing to sacrifice on. how much does it impact what is going on? >> this is an administration that spent trillion dollars on stimulus that will not leave a trace. now it's saying that in order to save a few billion, fraction of a fraction of that. there are people in the white house who want to reduce war effort. the reason he's right about the numbers is because the overhead and the bases and the infrastructure is almost a fix the cost. that is not going to be reduced. all that you can reduce that would save a fraction would be the number of soldiers. which endangers the seasonals and endangers the mission. look, you have to be serious about a war. if you think it's worth winning, you do what the commanderrers think you need. if you do
first, start with afghanistan. we talked about this a little bit last night, how much the cost of the war and operations there will impact decigs made on the ground. everybody points to the defense spending and says, you know, that is something that the republicans will have to be willing to sacrifice on. how much does it impact what is going on? >> this is an administration that spent trillion dollars on stimulus that will not leave a trace. now it's saying that in order to save a few...
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invasion of afghanistan. that war is affected by what goes on in pakistan. that has been intense. catherine herridge has mar. >> thank you. saying grateful for pakistan's cooperation the president warned the relationship between the u.s. around pakistan is threatened by support of the islamist militant group. >> we are not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interest as well. >> since the siege of the interest in kabul in taliban, they're increasingly vocal of their condemnation of the relationship between them and some members of pakistan intelligence service. >> part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters who they think might end up regaining power in afghanistan. after coalition forces have left. >> the president concluded the news conference, f.b.i. director faced sharp questions on capitol hill of the handling of the terrorist anwar al-awlaki killed in a c.i.a.-led drone strike on friday in yemen. the f.b.i. nor the justice department provided docu
invasion of afghanistan. that war is affected by what goes on in pakistan. that has been intense. catherine herridge has mar. >> thank you. saying grateful for pakistan's cooperation the president warned the relationship between the u.s. around pakistan is threatened by support of the islamist militant group. >> we are not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interest as well. >> since the...
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in afghanistan, the president ordered 33,000 u.s. troops be withdrawn before novembe november 2012. in libya a war that said president obama would last days not weeks is entering the fifty month costing the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the state department liaison to rebels was asked when president muammar gaddafi would leave. >> i would want to put a date on it. >> giant chiefs chairman mike mull season fopped of saying the nation debt is the biggest national security threat. in july, his replacement agreed saying i wouldn't describe the economic condition as a single biggest threat to national security. take iraq, where iran is trying to fill the vacuum. knowing the u.s. is preparing to leave. >> oil's clear they are dependent and beholden to version war view. >> 1600 attacks on nato troops in afghanistan from roadside bombs in june. up 25% in may. the current u.s. intelligence suggests nearly all the calcium ammonium nitrate used tomake bombs killing u.s. troops come from the two factories in pakistan. the fertilizer plant and the marijendo kahn plant of the fatah group but the pakist
in afghanistan, the president ordered 33,000 u.s. troops be withdrawn before novembe november 2012. in libya a war that said president obama would last days not weeks is entering the fifty month costing the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the state department liaison to rebels was asked when president muammar gaddafi would leave. >> i would want to put a date on it. >> giant chiefs chairman mike mull season fopped of saying the nation debt is the biggest national security threat. in july,...
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i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that republicans would vote for something that's obviously that phony. >> there are doubts whether he could get the 60 votes needed to move it past in the democratic-controlled senate. >> if miles an hour mcconnell wants to draw the line on this issue he can prevent this plan from getting 60 votes. democrats need seven republicans to join them to get 60. republicans need 13 democrats. in this case, in today's politics, 13 is the smaller number. >> and let's remember why we're here. harry reid had an opportunity back in december of 2010 to bring up the debt limit
i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that...
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commander in afghanistan is one of several key officials who are changing roles. moving to head the c.i.a. why leon panetta who favors fewer troops on the ground and more focus on drone strikes becomes secretary of defense. on this day, mr. obama held what may be the last monthly meeting of the afghanistan and pakistan security team before the decision is announced. michael believes we'll only see modest withdrawals this year and most of next. >> i think the drawdown will accelerate in the fall of 2012 because that is the end of the next fighting season. and we're fing to need two more fighting seasons to really consolidate gains in the south of afghanistan first and then next year in the east of the country. >> he says speeding the withdrawal wouldn't save a significant amount of money. the president's afghan surge in the face of public opposition showed a commitment he is unlikely to back away from. >> the president would have to change his strategy to do anything more ambitious. it doesn't mean he won't but money is against it. >> officials say privately that b
commander in afghanistan is one of several key officials who are changing roles. moving to head the c.i.a. why leon panetta who favors fewer troops on the ground and more focus on drone strikes becomes secretary of defense. on this day, mr. obama held what may be the last monthly meeting of the afghanistan and pakistan security team before the decision is announced. michael believes we'll only see modest withdrawals this year and most of next. >> i think the drawdown will accelerate in...
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the intercontinental hotel in kabul, afghanistan. several of the guerillas stormed the hotels a few hours ago. we told you at the top of the show, at least ten people are dead. it's believed several suicide bombers went into that hotel. this is ongoing at this hour. we're told shots are still being fired. again, a u.s. blackhawk represent has fired on some of the militants at that hotel. as we get breaking details. we'll continue to bring them to you on fox. ♪ ♪ >> bret: as we mentioned earlier, president obama got in face time in iowa today. another potential rival is also in the hawkeye state. chief political correspondent carl cameron has the day in politics. >> reporter: with the national economy sagging and the poll numbers at record lows, president obama made a surprise visit to a lunch crowd at a bustling diner. then a thriving alcoa plant in bettencourt, iowa, to show there is reason to re-elect him. >> we created more than 2 million new private sector jobs over the last 15 months alone, including almost 250,000 in manufa
the intercontinental hotel in kabul, afghanistan. several of the guerillas stormed the hotels a few hours ago. we told you at the top of the show, at least ten people are dead. it's believed several suicide bombers went into that hotel. this is ongoing at this hour. we're told shots are still being fired. again, a u.s. blackhawk represent has fired on some of the militants at that hotel. as we get breaking details. we'll continue to bring them to you on fox. ♪ ♪ >> bret: as we...